Remember “fine Corinthian leather”? How about a 400 cubic inch V8? From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
“I know my own needs,” said Ricardo Montalban. “And what I need from an automobile, I find in this new Cordoba.” He went on to explain the various virtues of this “small Chrysler” two-door, four-seat personal luxury coupe – which made its debut in 1975. Including (most famously) the “thickly cushioned luxury of seats available even in fine Corinthian leather.”
“Small”?
Well, by the standards of 1975.
By the standards used to classify 2023 model year cars, the Cordoba qualifies as a full-sized car. It was 215.3 inches long, which to convey some sense of that, is about two inches longer than a current-year full-sized luxury car such as a ’23 BMW 7-Series sedan – which is only 212.2 inches long. And that is about as big as “full-size” gets in 2023.
We used to live much larger.
As opposed to just the few of us who still can, as now.
Of course, everything is relative – and by the standards of 1970, the Cordoba was
“small” . . . . compared to the full-sized sedans that were then still available back then. A 1975 Chrysler Newport, for instance, was as long as a ’23 Chevy Suburban.
Both being about a foot longer than a ’75 Cordoba.
But the Cordoba was still a pretty big car for a coupe. There is no modern day comparison because coupes its size are no longer made. Haven’t been made in decades. Because they have been effectively outlawed.
Genuine Corinthian (p)leather!
Not a tube tool but I might have to look for that commercial.
A bud had one in HS and it tapped you on the shoulder as you went past the gas station.
We used to road trip in a 1979 Lincoln Connie!
Man it felt like rolling down the highway in your front room and we took along some chow dogs who saved our bacon at the secondary checkpoint constitution free zone.
All the new cars look the same- like a running shoe. What I
miss most is the variety of styles and looks, size being only
one aspect of that. The giant 5mph bumbers that were
mandated back in the early 70’s were the first nail in the
coffin. As for my favorite land yacht, make it the Chrysler
LeBaron. You could run over the cratered and pitted
excuse for roads of New Orleans and never feel a thing.